The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-02-24

SENATE, Feb. 1.-THE senat, resuszsSe
consideration OF the bill to provide fer ~
increase OF the naval establishment (Hale's
billy. The amendment offered yesterday
by Butler requiring vessels to be "ior sea-
services') was withdrawn. The bill was
then passed-yeas 46, a 8. The nays
were Coke, Jones (Ark.l, Plumb, Vance;
Van Wyck, Vest and Voorhees,. The bill
provides for the construction OF heavily
armored vessels for coast defense and also
for ginboats and torpedo boats. and APP
propriates SIS, 400, 900 to be available
during five years from March 4, y The
senate then resumed consideration OF the
Eads Tehuantepec ship railway bin. IL
reeites that the government OF Mexico has
granted TO Captain Eads n concession Tor
construction and operation OF "a ship rail-
way across the Isthmus OF Tehuantepec,
and has authorized him and his associates
to obtain u charter either in Mexico or
elsewhere. Amendments offered were agreeda
to and the bill nassed.
HOUSE, Feb. 1.-THE message OF the
president, returning. without his approval,
the bill appropriating $40, 600 for a speciat
distribution OF seed, to the drought-stricken'
counties of Texas. was laid before the
house this morning. Lanham, OF Texas,
moved that the bill and accompanying.
message be referred to the committee on
agriculture. The motion was lost. The
question was then put: would the house
pass the bill, the presidents objections to.
the contrary notwithstanding" and was
answered in the negative; yeas 80, nays
1GO. Hammond (Ga.) called up the con-
ference report on the anti-Mormon bill. and
Bennett OF. North Carolina spoke against
the adoption OF the report. The report
wag adopted by II vote of o to 40. The
house then went into the committee OF tho
whole on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill. Belmont offered q sub
stitute for so much OF the bill not already
disposed OF. This was adopted, and the
bill then passed. Randall, from the COM
mittee on appropriations reported back
the sundry civil appropriation bill with
the senate amendments, recommending
concurrence in twenty-five OF those amend
ments and non-concurrence in 23G amend
ments. Pending action the house adj
journed.
SENATE, Feb. S.-Edmunds presented the
conference report on the Utah Polygany
bill in the shape OF a substitute for both
the senate and house bills, and it was
agreed to, 81 to 49,. The bill now goes to-
the president. The senate then proceeded
to the consideration OF the river and har-
bor bill. The bill reported by the commit
tee on commerce, as q substitute Tor the
bill, passed by the house, was read and
various amendments were offered by the
chairman of the committee (McMillan) and
were adopted. Edmunds moved to strike
out section 3 (which provides for the &C
quirement, by condemnation, OF lane or
material necessary in the prosecution OF
the work OF Improvement and the proyiso
authorizing the secretary OF war, when the
price asked by the owner shall be reasona-
BILE, to purchase property without further
delay. Adjourned.
HOUSE. Feb. 1S.-On motion of Towns
bend en- the senate amendments to the
invalid pension bill were non-concurred in,
and Il conference was ordered. Towns
bend, from the committee on a~ppropria-
lions. reported the bill ~appropriatins 81
G63, 104 for the payment OF Mexican and.
other pensions. Committee of the whole
Weaver (Neb.) called up tine vetoed PEN
sion bill OF Simmons W. Hart. The house
refused to pass the bill over the veto; yeas,
14S; nays. 9S-Dot the necessary two
thirds in the affirmative. The house then
went into committee OF the whole for
further consideration of senate amend
ments to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. After disposing of 156 of the 260
amendments the committee rose and the
house took a recess, the evening session to
be for the consideration OF pension bills